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PREVIOUSLY ON "NYPD BLUE"...

JOHNNY, I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU. YOU'RE MY SON.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

CAN WE LEAVE IT AT THAT?

OKAY.

I'M NOT TRYING TO GET US AHEAD OF OURSELVES.

HOWEVER LONG THIS LASTS, I JUST WANT TO ENJOY IT.

THAT'S GOOD FOR ME.

CAN YOU STAY AWHILE?

I'LL STAY AS LONG AS YOU NEED.

ME AND CONNIE ARE TAKING THEO TO DISNEY WORLD,

SO IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS, ANY BALL‐BUSTING,

ANYBODY GOT A PROBLEM WITH IT, GET IT OUT NOW.

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

MORNING, JOHN.

WELCOME BACK, DETECTIVE. HOW WAS THE TRIP?

GOOD.

DID THEO HAVE FUN?

HE WANTED TO MOVE THERE.

HERE. HE INSISTED.

DON'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO WEAR THEM.

I HAVEN'T HAD MICKEY EARS SINCE I WAS 4!

THAT'S MOST RATIONAL PEOPLE.

TELL THEO IT WAS SO SWEET OF HIM TO THINK OF ME.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL WRITE HIM A NOTE.

HE'LL GET A KICK OUT OF THAT.

UH, YOU CAN LOSE THE EARS NOW.

ANDY, WELCOME BACK. HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

GOOD.

I GOT THIS ON THE WAY IN ‐‐ MISSING KID.

MOM'S AT THE APARTMENT ‐‐ 1st AND 4th.

WHERE'S McDOWELL?

ON HER WAY IN, I GUESS.

PAGE HER AND THE OTHERS. HAVE THEM RESPOND.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

THANKS.

THE MAN RETURNS.

THUMBS UP, SIPOWICZ.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW, DETECTIVE.

KEEP THOSE HID.

HEY.

HEY.

WELCOME BACK. THANKS.

HAD A GOOD TRIP?

YEAH. YOU TALK TO THE MOM?

I JUST WALKED IN. NAME'S CATHERINE LOWE.

SON ‐‐ SCOTT, 12 YEARS OLD.

HIS BED WASN'T SLEPT IN. HE'S NEVER RUN AWAY BEFORE.

ANY CHANCE HE MADE THE BED AND DUCKED OUT EARLY?

SHE SAYS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

WHERE'S EVERYBODY ELSE?

JONES AND MEDAVOY STARTED A SEARCH OF THE BUILDING.

STILL WAITING ON McDOWELL AND ORTIZ.

DETECTIVES SIPOWICZ AND CLARK, MRS. LOWE.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR SON?

LAST NIGHT BEFORE I WENT OUT ‐‐ 8:00, I GUESS.

WHERE'D YOU GO?

O'DELL'S ‐‐ MET MY GIRLFRIENDS.

WHAT TIME DID YOU COME HOME?

ABOUT 2:00.

IT'S NORMAL YOU DON'T CHECK ON HIM?

I DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE HIM.

WERE YOU IN ANY KIND OF ARGUMENT WITH YOUR SON?

WAS HE BEING DISCIPLINED?

NO.

HE'S DRINKING OR DOING DRUGS AT ALL?

NOTHING LIKE THAT. HE'S A COMPUTER KID.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR PLACE?

IS THERE ANYPLACE YOU CAN THINK OF HE MIGHT HAVE GONE?

MAYBE HE'S AT THE DWYERS'. MAYBE HIS FATHER TOOK HIM.

I DON'T KNOW, 'CAUSE NOBODY'S ANSWERING THEIR DAMN PHONE.

WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. WHERE'S HIS FATHER LIVE?

PARK SLOPE.

IF HE TOOK SCOTT, YOU TELL HIM I WILL KILL HIM.

SO THINGS AREN'T GOOD BETWEEN YOU?

A BAD DIVORCE.

AND THE DWYERS?

THAT'S SCOTT'S FRIEND JAKE. THEY LIVE NEARBY.

WHY DON'T YOU WRITE DOWN THEIR PHONE AND ADDRESS ‐‐

THE DWYERS AND YOUR EX?

AND ANY OTHER PLACE YOU THINK WE SHOULD LOOK.

LET'S CATCH UP McDOWELL.

HEY.

CONNIE, WELCOME BACK.

THANKS. HOW'S IT LOOKING?

KID'S NEVER RUN OFF. THEY WEREN'T IN A FIGHT.

AND CAN'T FIND THE DIVORCED DAD. HE'S FIRST STOP.

MEANTIME, GET UNIFORM ON SEARCHING THE AREA ‐‐

VACANT LOTS, BASEMENTS.

WE'D BETTER, YEAH.

WHAT IS IT, PAL?

HOW WAS FLORIDA?

SO THE WORLD KNOWS?

GOT AROUND.

FLORIDA WAS FINE, PAL.

NOW EXPLAIN THAT SMIRK.

ANDY...YOU'RE MY HERO.

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ANYTHING?

NO ONE IN THE AREA HAD SEEN THE KID.

NONE OF THE NEIGHBORS SAW ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

ANY LUCK FINDING THE DAD?

NO ONE ANSWERED AT HIS HOUSE,

AND APPARENTLY, HE'S TAKING A DAY OFF WORK.

PLANNED OR SPUR‐OF‐THE‐MOMENT?

PUT IN FOR IT TWO WEEKS AGO.

WE'RE GONNA TALK TO HIS CO‐WORKERS.

TOMMY DWYER.

I GOT A MESSAGE TO SEE DETECTIVES CLARK OR SIPOWICZ.

YEAH ‐‐ ANDY SIPOWICZ. JOHN CLARK.

LET'S TALK BACK HERE.

DAD OF THE MISSING KID'S FRIEND.

SO THE MISSING KID'S FATHER'S YOUR ANGLE? FOR NOW.

I DON'T GOTTA TELL YOU WE GOTTA COVER THESE BASES IN A HURRY.

NO, YOU DON'T.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE THIS QUICK ‐‐

WITH A MISSING KID AND ALL.

I KNOW. I WAS JUST TELLING HIM. I'M RETIRED OFF THE JOB.

20 YEARS, HIGHWAY 1.

YOUR SON AND SCOTT ARE FRIENDS?

SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE.

HE SPEND TIME AT YOUR APARTMENT?

YEAH, HE COMES OVER.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM?

TWO DAYS AGO. ARE YOU THINKING HE WAS KIDNAPPED?

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO PUT IT TOGETHER.

HE SAYS HE COMES OVER.

DOES THAT MEAN YOUR SON AND SCOTT ARE CLOSE,

OR ARE THEY JUST PALS?

FAIRLY CLOSE, I GUESS.

ANY CHANCE THEY'RE TOGETHER NOW?

NO. JAKE'S AT SCHOOL.

I CHECKED UP AFTER I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

YOU'RE NOT THINKING THIS IS WORSE THAN KIDNAPPING.

WE'RE JUST GETTING OFF THE GROUND.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SCOTT'S FAMILY?

UH...THE MOM'S A LITTLE ROUGH.

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO SAY NOTHING BAD AGAINST HER.

HEY, A KID IS MISSING.

YOU GOT SOMETHING, LET'S HEAR IT.

SCOTT WASN'T EXACTLY THRILLED WITH HIS HOME LIFE.

SPECIFICALLY?

CATHY ISN'T AROUND A LOT,

AND HER ATTENTIONS ARE ON OTHER THINGS ‐‐

YOU KNOW, HAVING A GOOD TIME.

SCOTT WANTED TO LIVE WITH HIS DAD.

YEAH, WE HEARD THAT.

BUT I THINK HE WAS READY TO MAKE THE JUMP

AND HIS DAD WAS READY TO TAKE HIM.

SCOTT TOLD YOU THIS?

HE DIDN'T HAVE A DAD AT HOME, SO HE TALKED TO ME.

HE LAY OUT ANY KIND OF PLAN?

HE REALLY WANTED TO LIVE WITH HIS DAD,

AND HIS DAD REALLY WANTED TO TAKE HIM,

AND ONE DAY SOON, IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO JIM YET ‐‐ SCOTT'S DAD?

CAN'T FIND HIM AT HOME OR AT WORK.

YOU GOT SOMEPLACE ELSE TO LOOK?

SCOTT MENTIONED HE PLAYS A LOT OF GOLF

AT A COUNTRY CLUB IN RIVERDALE.

HE'S GONNA KIDNAP HIS KID AND PLAY GOLF.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

HE AIMED IT AT THE DAD ‐‐ CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE.

DO WE HAVE A PLACE TO LOOK?

A WEAK POSSIBLE, BUT IT MIGHT GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WE'RE ON THE AIR.

MAN DOWNSTAIRS SAID TO TALK TO A DETECTIVE.

REGARDING WHAT, SIR?

I THINK I HAVE A SUSPECT IN YOUR MISSING‐CHILD CASE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON A MISSING‐CHILD CASE?

I MONITOR THE POLICE FREQUENCY.

WHERE'D YOU FIND THIS SUSPECT? THE INTERNET.

THESE DETECTIVES WILL TALK TO YOU.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN IT, CALL ANDY AND JOHN.

IF NOT, SEND HIM HOME.

COME ON IN. YOUR NAME?

TED MUNTZ.

HAVE A SEAT.

SO, WHAT DO YOU GOT FOR US, TED?

THESE ARE PRINTOUTS OF 31 E‐MAILS BETWEEN MYSELF

AND AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REFERS TO HIMSELF AS "FUNTIMES65,"

WHICH IS REPREHENSIBLE,

CONSIDERING WHAT A FOUL‐MINDED PERSON HE IS.

MR. MUNTZ, WE NEED TO ASK YOU TO CUT TO THE CHASE.

FIRST, I NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT A BOY I KNOW ‐‐

AARON NESTER ‐‐ SCREEN NAME AARON21.

AARON IS 15 YEARS OLD.

HE ATTENDS MT. JEFFERSON HIGH IN NEW JERSEY.

HE'S IN THE THEATER CLUB, RUNS CROSS‐COUNTRY,

AND HE'S DESPERATELY CONFUSED ABOUT HIS SEXUALITY.

THING ABOUT AARON THAT'S SO INTERESTING IS

HE DOESN'T EXIST.

MR. MUNTZ, YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 30 SECONDS.

AARON NESTER IS ME.

I GO INTO YOUTH‐ORIENTED CHAT ROOMS,

DISGUISED AS AARON, AND ROOT OUT ONLINE PEDOPHILES.

THIS IS A HOBBY?

I DO TECH SUPPORT, SO I'M HOME ALL DAY.

I'M JUST MAKING USE OF MY DOWNTIME.

HAVE YOU BEEN SUCCESSFUL? HAVE THERE BEEN ARRESTS?

THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST.

SO, WHAT DO YOU GOT, TED?

ABOUT A MONTH AGO,

THIS FUNTIME LURED AARON INTO A PRIVATE CHAT ROOM

AND STARTED GRILLING HIM ABOUT WAS HE A VIRGIN,

HAD HE EVER HAD A GAY EXPERIENCE

OR FANTASIZED ABOUT BOYS IN THE LOCKER ROOM,

UNTIL FUNTIME ESSENTIALLY SEDUCED AARON

INTO FULL‐FLEDGED ONLINE SEX.

ALL PART OF YOUR CIVIC DUTY.

IF YOU'RE GONNA GET PAST ANONYMITY,

YOU HAVE TO GAIN TRUST. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK FUNTIME HAS TO DO WITH OUR CASE?

HE'S MADE NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

SO I'M ALMOST CERTAIN HE LIVES NEAR YOUR MISSING BOY.

HE SAYS HE'S GUIDED OTHER BOYS INTO THEIR HOMOSEXUALITY

BY HAVING FACE‐TO‐FACE MEETINGS ‐‐

SOMETHING HE'S BEEN TRYING TO ARRANGE WITH AARON

FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

AND HE REPEATEDLY TELLS AARON

HE KNOWS OF A PLACE WHERE HE CAN EXPRESS HIMSELF SEXUALLY

AND FINALLY BE FREE FROM CONFUSION.

I MEAN, HE LIVES HERE, HE'S PICKING UP BOYS HERE.

THAT'S TWO AND TWO, RIGHT?

IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO.

HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO ARRANGE A MEETING WITH THIS GUY?

HE TELLS AARON ANYPLACE, ANYTIME.

FROM WHAT HE'S MENTIONED,

HE WORKS AT HOME AND LIVES NEAR A VIDEO‐GAME ARCADE,

SO ALL AARON HAS TO DO IS PAGE HIM.

HE PROVIDED THE NUMBER TWO WEEKS AGO,

AND WITHIN HALF AN HOUR, THE MEETING'S ON.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE CALLS BACK ‐‐

YOU TALK LIKE A 15‐YEAR‐OLD, RAISE YOUR VOICE?

I'VE NEVER GOTTEN AS FAR AS MEETING ANYONE,

SO I HAVEN'T THOUGHT THAT FAR AHEAD.

IF THIS IS SOME KIND OF PRANK, TELL US NOW.

'CAUSE DOWN THE LINE I FIND OUT YOU'RE LYING,

YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL.

JAIL?

I CAME HERE TO HELP. IT'S THE TRUTH.

GET A FEMALE IN ANTICRIME OR A UNIFORM,

SOMEONE WITH A KID'S VOICE TO ANSWER THE PHONE

WHEN THIS GUY CALLS BACK.

PAGE HIM NOW.

COME WITH US.

DOWN THIS AISLE, GREEN HAT AND JACKET.

I JUST PAGED THE NUMBER AGAIN ‐‐

SEE IS IT OUR GUY.

POLICE. YOU'RE COMING WITH US.

I THINK YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY.

YEAH? WELL, WHAT'S MY DATE OF BIRTH DOING ON YOUR PAGER?

SAY ONE MORE THING,

YOU'LL BE ON THE GROUND IN HANDCUFFS.

DID YOU COME HERE WITH HIM?

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

THEN GET YOUR BUTT TO SCHOOL.

SIT DOWN, MR. VOLNEY.

NO, I'LL STAND

UNTIL ONE OF YOU THUGS TELLS ME WHAT'S GOING ON.

HEY, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT THE ARCADE?

I WAS PLAYING SOME GAMES, WASTING TIME.

YOU WEREN'T KEEPING AN APPOINTMENT?

NO.

HOW DO YOU THINK WE GOT YOUR PAGER NUMBER?

I GOT NO IDEA.

YOU GOOD WITH COMPUTERS?

I DESIGN WEBSITES, SO, YEAH.

WHAT'S YOUR HANDLE IN THE CHAT ROOMS?

GANDOLF77. WHAT THE HELL?

YOU GOT ANOTHER NAME YOU GO BY ‐‐ MAYBE FUNTIME?

NO.

VOLNEY, IF YOU THINK ALL COPS ARE COMPUTER‐ILLITERATE MOPES,

I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU

THERE ARE WHOLE DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT

DEVOTED TO PORING THROUGH COMPUTERS.

THEY'LL QUICKLY PROVE THAT YOUR SCREEN NAME IS FUNTIME.

ALL RIGHT, SO ‐‐ SO WHAT?

WERE YOU IN THE ARCADE TO MEET SOMEONE NAMED AARON NESTER?

WHAT IF I WAS?

AND NO ONE TOLD YOU PEDOPHILIA'S A CRIME?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, PEDOPHILIA?

I WAS THERE TO MEET A FULLY GROWN MAN.

WE GOT PRINTOUTS OF YOUR CHATS WITH AARON.

HE MAKES HIS AGE CLEAR.

IT'S CALLED "AGE PLAY." IT'S PRETEND.

AGE PLAY, HUH?

I GOT FANTASIES, ALL RIGHT? SO DO OTHER GUYS, LOTS OF THEM.

SO SOMEONE PRETENDS THEY'RE A YOUNG KID AND YOU HOOK UP.

CHECK YOUR TRANSCRIPTS. THIS AARON WRITES LIKE HE'S 40.

HIS POP REFERENCES ARE ALL FORCED.

HIS PERSONALITY IS TOTAL CLICHé.

PLUS, I MADE NUMEROUS REFERENCES TO AGE PLAY.

YOU EVER CHAT ONLINE WITH A KID NAME SCOTT LOWE?

NO. NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

I WAS HOME WORKING.

WERE YOU ANYWHERE NEAR 1st AVENUE AND 4th STREET?

I WAS HOME WORKING.

PROVE IT.

OH...

[ SIGHS ]

THERE'S AN AUTOLOG ON MY COMPUTER

THAT I USE TO BILL CLIENTS.

THAT'LL SAY WHEN I WAS WORKING.

WE'LL NEED YOUR COMPUTER. HELL NO.

WE'LL GET A SUBPOENA FOR IT.

YOU'RE STICKING AROUND.

THE FATHER?

WASN'T AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.

ONE OF HIS GOLF BUDDIES SAYS HE GOES FISHING LOCALLY.

WE'LL MAKE CALLS ON IT.

WE GET PORT AUTHORITY

ON THE AIRPORTS AND THE BUS TERMINALS?

AND EMPTY ON THE RAILS. I MADE ALL THE CALLS.

HOW'D McDOWELL AND RITA DO WITH HIS CO‐WORKERS?

NOTHING.

IT'S ABOUT TIME

TO GET THE AVIATION TO CHECK ON THE ROOFTOPS

AND HARBOR ON THE SHORELINE.

AS LONG AS THE DAD'S IN THE WIND,

WE PLAY LIKE THE KID'S MISSING.

THAT DOESN'T LAST MUCH LONGER.

WHO WERE YOU IN WITH? INTERNET GUY.

HE'S HALF‐WACKY BUT CLAIMS HE'S GOT AN ALIBI.

WE NEED A SUBPOENA FOR HIS COMPUTER.

HAYWOOD'S IN ANTICRIME.

DETECTIVE, IT'S SCOTT LOWE'S FATHER.

GOT IT.

YEAH. DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

MR. LOWE, WE NEED TO SEE YOU RIGHT AWAY.

NO, WE HAVEN'T FOUND HIM YET.

WHERE CAN WE GET YOU?

THAT'S FINE.

HE'S NEARBY. HE'S COMING IN.

KEEP WORKING YOUR GUY.

I GOT IT.

15th SQUAD. SIPOWICZ SPEAKING.

AH, STICK IT IN YOUR ASS.

THESE ASSHOLE UNIFORM GOT NOTHING BETTER TO DO

THAN, "ANDY, YOU'RE THE MAN."

THESE STUPID SONS OF BITCHES.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'M LOOKING FOR JOHN IRVIN.

I'M JOHN IRVIN.

AH. ALLEN WALKER.

I REPRESENT YOUR SISTER DELIA REGARDING YOUR FATHER'S ESTATE.

YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

THIS WAY.

I APOLOGIZE FOR JUST DROPPING IN, BUT I WAS IN THE AREA,

AND THIS IS INFORMAL.

SHE MENTIONED SOMEONE MIGHT COME BY.

COFFEE?

UH, YEAH. BLACK'S FINE. THANKS.

DID SHE TELL YOU ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT YOUR FATHER'S WILL?

SHE SAID IT WAS COMPLICATED

AND YOU COULD EXPLAIN IT BETTER THAN SHE COULD.

WELL, I'LL TRY, BUT SHE'S RIGHT. IT IS COMPLICATED.

HE WASN'T ONE TO PLAN AHEAD.

ON THE SIMPLE SIDE,

AFTER CREDITORS ‐‐ AND THERE ARE MANY ‐‐

THE REMAINDER OF THE ESTATE WILL BE DIVIDED EVENLY

BETWEEN YOURSELF AND DELIA ‐‐ 50/50.

WHAT KIND OF CREDITORS?

YOUR FATHER HAD A 30‐YEAR MORTGAGE ON THE HOUSE

OF WHICH 10 YEARS WAS LEFT UNPAID,

AND THE PROPERTY TAXES COME DUE NEXT MONTH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU PLAN ON DOING WITH THE PROPERTY,

BUT DELIA MENTIONED SELLING IT TO OFFSET INHERITANCE TAXES,

WHICH MAY BE SUBSTANTIAL.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE ARE ALSO CAR PAYMENTS, OUTSTANDING UTILITIES,

IRA MAINTENANCE FEES,

AND OF COURSE, THE EXPENSES OF LAST ILLNESS.

SOME OF THESE ARE PIDDLING, OTHERS HEFTY.

TO BE HONEST, IT'S MESSY.

I SEE.

FIRST STEP IS TO SCHEDULE A CONFERENCE CALL

BETWEEN YOU, ME, AND DELIA TO PORE OVER THE DETAILS,

MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.

THAT'S FINE, MR. WALKER.

WHEN ALL'S SAID AND DONE, HOW MUCH TO YOU THINK WE'LL OWE?

UM...I MUST NOT HAVE EXPLAINED MYSELF CLEARLY.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA OWE ANYTHING.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID "NUMEROUS CREDITORS."

ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE.

ON THE PLUS SIDE, HE DID HAVE A COMPLETE PORTFOLIO,

AND THE HOME AND PROPERTY ARE SUBSTANTIAL ASSETS.

IT'S A HEALTHY ESTATE.

HOW MUCH SO?

I DON'T LIKE TO GIVE OUT ESTIMATES

IN CASE UNFORESEEN DEBTS CROP UP,

BUT CONSERVATIVELY, AFTER TAXES,

YOU SHOULD COME AWAY WITH ABOUT $800,000, EACH.

HERE'S A COPY OF THE WILL FOR YOU.

AND I'LL BE IN TOUCH REGARDING THE CONFERENCE CALL.

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.

[ Breathless ] YOU TOO.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU, MR. LOWE.

WHERE YOU BEEN?

ON THE GOLF COURSE.

WE CHECKED YOUR COUNTRY CLUB.

I WAS INVITED TO PLAY WINGFOOT IN WESTCHESTER.

ARE YOU ALWAYS SO HARD TO FIND?

I WANTED SOME PEACE, SO I TURNED OFF MY PHONE.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW SCOTT JUST DISAPPEARED

UNDER MY EX‐WIFE'S NOSE.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR SON? LAST SUNDAY.

CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR YOUR WHEREABOUTS

FROM LAST NIGHT TO THIS MORNING?

WHAT? WHY?

BECAUSE WE NEED TO RULE YOU OUT AS A SUSPECT.

I DIDN'T TAKE SCOTT.

THEN LET US RULE YOU OUT AND FIND OUT WHO DID.

WHERE WERE YOU?

I WAS OUT TO DINNER WITH A FRIEND AND HIS WIFE

FROM 8:00 TO 10:30,

AND THEN I WAS HOME UNTIL THIS MORNING.

I GOT PICKED UP AT 6:00.

CAN ANYONE VOUCH FOR YOU FROM 10:30 TO 6:00?

I WAS SLEEPING!

WHICH I DOUBT IS WHAT CATHERINE WAS DOING

AND PROBABLY WHY WE'RE IN THIS MESS.

WHAT'S YOUR BEEF WITH YOUR EX‐WIFE?

SHE'S UNTRUSTWORTHY. HER FOCUS IN LIFE IS PARTYING.

IS THAT WHY YOU'RE DIVORCED?

YES.

HOW'D SHE GET CUSTODY?

SHE ACCUSED ME OF BEING THE ONE WHO WAS CHEATING

AND GOING OUT AND, UH...

I BLEW UP IN COURT AND CALLED HER A BITCH.

WE HAD A FEMALE JUDGE, AND THAT WAS THAT.

IF HIS MOM'S IRRESPONSIBLE AND OUT PARTYING,

YOU COULD ARGUE THAT HE'D NEED PROTECTING FROM THAT.

I TOLD YOU, I DIDN'T TAKE SCOTT.

WE KNOW WHAT YOU TOLD US.

WE'RE GIVING YOU ANOTHER CHANCE TO STAY OUT OF JAIL.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? MY SON IS MISSING.

IF YOU GOT HIM, WE'LL FIND OUT, AND IT'S SERIOUS.

BUT IF THIS WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING

AND WE HEAR THAT NOW, IT CAN ALL GO AWAY.

WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS IN FAMILY COURT.

I WAS GETTING BETTER VISITATION.

WHY WOULD I SCREW THAT UP?

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE YOU THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO?

CATHERINE OR HER DRINKING BUDDIES

OR BARTENDERS OR HER SCUMBAG BIKER MECHANIC BOYFRIEND.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

ALL I KNOW IS STEVE. HE'S A DRUNK.

THEY FIGHT ALL THE TIME,

AND HE SMOKES AROUND SCOTT, AGGRAVATING HIS ASTHMA.

SO THIS STEVE IS AROUND A LOT?

I THINK HE LIVES THERE.

I KNOW IT'S ENOUGH FOR SCOTT TO HATE HIM.

SO, WHERE IS CATHERINE? CAN I SPEAK TO HER?

NO, YOU KEEP CLEAR OF HER.

ANY DEVELOPMENTS, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

KEEP YOUR CELLPHONE ON.

CAN I GO?

I'LL GET CATHERINE IN.

GOT OFF WITH JOSH STOVER'S MOM.

HE'S IN SCHOOL. SHE'LL MEET US THERE.

WHO'S THIS?

C.I.T.U. GOT INTO PETER VOLNEY'S COMPUTER FILES.

THEY FOUND SOME KIDDIE PORN AND EVIDENCE

OF ANOTHER BOY HE MIGHT HAVE MET ‐‐ JOSH STOVER.

WE'RE GONNA PICK UP HIM AND HIS MOM.

MEDAVOY AND JONES ARE GETTING THE DAD.

KEEP AT THIS VOLNEY. HE'S STILL A CANDIDATE.

YOU BET.

YOU GOT NEWS?

YEAH.

COME HERE.

WHAT'S UP?

WHO'S STEVE?

WHAT BROUGHT HIM UP?

YOUR EX‐HUSBAND. WHO IS HE?

HE'S A GUY I'M SEEING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU MENTION HIM BEFORE?

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

WE ASKED IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD ACCESS TO THE APARTMENT.

I HAD A FEW THINGS ON MY MIND.

HOW'S HE GET ALONG WITH YOUR SON?

FINE. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE HEAR.

FROM WHOM, MY EX? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?

AND WHY WOULD WE EXPECT THAT, CATHERINE?

HE'S TRYING TO GET IT ON RECORD

TO USE AGAINST ME IN FAMILY COURT TO GET CUSTODY OF SCOTT.

SO SCOTT AND STEVE ARE BEST BUDDIES?

THEY'RE NOT BEST BUDDIES. STEVE ISN'T SCOTT'S DAD.

SOMETIMES HAVING HIM AROUND UPSETS SCOTT.

BUT STEVE WOULDN'T TAKE HIM.

STEVE GOT A RECORD?

NO.

I DON'T KNOW.

DOES HE HAVE A KEY TO YOUR APARTMENT?

YEAH.

THE ONLY REASON YOU DIDN'T MENTION HIM

IS ON ACCOUNT OF HAVING A LOT ON YOUR MIND.

IF WE HEAR DIFFERENT, YOU'RE BACK IN THIS ROOM.

PART OF THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT SAYS

I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE GUYS LIVING WITH ME.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD US

THAT YOU DIDN'T?

NO.

IS IT CLEAR TO YOU NOW THAT IT SLOWS UP FINDING YOUR SON?

YES. I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

STEVE'S LAST NAME?

DANZIG.

WHERE WE CAN FIND HIM?

[ MOTOR RUNNING ]

STEVE DANZIG?

YEAH.

WE GOTTA TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND.

ABOUT WHAT?

CATHERINE'S KID?

HE STILL HASN'T TURNED UP?

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM?

A COUPLE DAYS AGO.

YOU BEEN NEAR THEIR APARTMENT SINCE THEN?

NO.

YOU DON'T LIVE THERE?

I JUST STAY THERE SOMETIMES.

WELL, WHY NOT THE LAST TWO DAYS?

'CAUSE WE'RE COOLING A LITTLE.

WHY?

WE JUST ARE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE SCOTT IS.

HOW'D YOU AND SCOTT GET ALONG? FINE.

THIS KID'S BEEN MISSING SINCE LAST NIGHT.

EVERY MINUTE THAT'S HE'S NOT FOUND

MAKES IT LESS LIKELY HE'S SAFE,

WHICH MAKES OUR PATIENCE GET THIN

FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T HONEST WITH US.

HE WASN'T MY KIND OF KID.

I WASN'T HIS KIND OF DADDY FIGURE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.

CHECK CONEY ISLAND OR THE MOVIE THEATERS.

YOU EVER FIGHT WITH HIM?

HE'D YELL THAT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE AROUND.

I'D IGNORE HIM.

STILL, LIFE WOULD BE EASIER WITH HIM OUT OF THE WAY.

FORGET IT. I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU ANYMORE.

YOU GOT A RECORD?

ANSWER US, STEVE.

I GOT TWO ASSAULT COLLARS FROM YEARS AGO.

AND SINCE THEN, YOU'VE BEEN IN ANGER MANAGEMENT

AND DOING YOGA ‐‐ REALLY MELLOWING OUT.

I QUIT FIGHTING IN BARS,

WHICH IS WHAT THOSE COLLARS WERE ABOUT ‐‐

NOT KIDNAPPING OR WHATEVER.

ACCOUNT FOR YOURSELF LAST NIGHT.

SNAKEBITE BAR ‐‐ 8:00 TO 2:00.

WELL, YOU'RE COMING IN WHILE WE CHECK IT OUT.

I GOTTA GET THAT BIKE OFF.

LET'S GO. COME ON.

CAN I CLOSE MY SHOP?

MAKE IT FAST.

WHEN WE PRINTED OUT ALL THE FILES IN THIS MAN'S COMPUTER

THAT RELATED TO ONLINE CHATS AND E‐MAILS,

WE FOUND A LOT OF CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOUR SON.

REGARDING SEX ‐‐ IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

IT'S CRYPTIC, SO IT CAN BE HARD TO TELL,

BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY YOUR SON AND THIS MAN MET UP.

OH, MY GOD.

AGAIN, IT'S JUST A POSSIBILITY, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW.

WE NEED TO KNOW, TOO.

THING IS, KIDS ARE USUALLY MORE FORTHRIGHT

WHEN THEIR PARENTS AREN'T AROUND,

SO IT IS ALL RIGHT IF WE TALK TO HIM ALONE?

IF JOSH WAS MOLESTED, WE WANT TO KNOW.

ONCE WE'RE DONE, WE'LL GIVE YOU A FULL REPORT.

BUT FOR NOW, DO WE HAVE YOUR PERMISSION TO TALK TO HIM?

HE'S JUST A KID.

IT'S OKAY. PHILLIP.

ALL RIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU WAIT HERE IN THE SQUAD?

YOU WANT TO COME IN, JOSH?

THEY WANT TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS, OKAY, SWEETIE?

IF YOU NEED US, JUST ASK.

LOVE YOU, SON.

WHAT'S GOING ON? DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG?

NO, JOSH.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

FIRST THING YOU SHOULD KNOW IS YOU'RE NOT IN TROUBLE.

IN FACT, YOU'RE HERE 'CAUSE WE NEED YOUR HELP.

HELP WITH WHAT?

A BOY WHO'S MISSING.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

SCOTT LOWE.

I‐I DON'T KNOW HIM.

BUT WE THINK YOU MAY HAVE SPENT TIME ONLINE

TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO DO KNOW HIM.

YOUR SCREEN NAME'S JOSH25, RIGHT?

WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH,

AND WE KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN SOME PRIVATE CHAT ROOMS

WITH A GUY THAT CALLS HIMSELF FUNTIME.

NO, I‐I WASN'T.

JOSH, AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT IN ANY TROUBLE,

AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO EMBARRASS YOU.

BUT THIS BOY WHO'S MISSING MIGHT BE IN DANGER,

AND YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HELP US.

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST.

FUNTIME'S A SCREEN NAME FOR A GUY NAMED PETER VOLNEY,

AND WE HAVE HIM IN CUSTODY.

DID YOU MEET WITH THIS MAN?

I'M NOT IN TROUBLE?

NOT AT ALL.

DID YOU MEET HIM?

[ SIGHS ]

ARE MY PARENTS GONNA HEAR THIS?

JOSH...YOUR PARENTS LOVE YOU.

AND THEY'RE CONCERNED FOR YOU. THAT'S ALL THEY CARE ABOUT.

DID YOU MEET HIM?

MAYBE.

AT THE ARCADE?

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU MET HIM?

[ Voice breaking ] I DON'T WANT TO SAY.

DID YOU GO SOMEPLACE WITH HIM?

JOSH, IT'S OKAY.

WHERE'D YOU GO?

[ SIGHS ]

[ SOBS ] OH, MAN.

[ SOBBING ]

IT'S OKAY.

FINALLY. MY GOD.

SHUT UP, VOLNEY.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, BREAK MY BACK?

ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS STRAIGHT AND SHORT, NOTHING ELSE.

WE GOT KIDDIE PORN ON YOUR COMPUTER ‐‐ LITTLE BOYS.

YOUR FRIEND AARON SENT THAT TO ME.

I‐I DIDN'T GO LOOKING FOR IT.

AARON WHO YOU WENT TO MEET TODAY?

YEAH, WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON I KNEW HE WASN'T A KID.

REGARDLESS, YOU'RE A COLLAR FOR IT.

WE ALSO TALKED TO JOSH STOVER.

WHO?

KEEP ACTING IGNORANT, AND YOU GET MORE.

HE GAVE YOU UP ‐‐ THE MOTEL, THE SEXUAL ASSAULT.

YOU'RE A COLLAR FOR THAT, TOO.

OW! MY GOD!

I WANT IT ON RECORD THAT HE HAD A FAKE I. D.

AND HE MADE THE MOVE.

D‐DON'T HIT ME AGAIN.

WE WANT A FULL STATEMENT OF WHAT YOU DID WITH JOSH STOVER

AND WHERE WE'RE GONNA FIND SCOTT LOWE.

I NEVER HEARD OF SCOTT LOWE BEFORE TODAY.

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

I WAS HOME WORKING. I TOLD YOU TO CHECK MY WORK LOG.

OUR COMPUTER GUY SAYS IT'S EASY TO FAKE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS! I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS!

[ CRIES ]

I'M NOT A KIDNAPPER.

YOU'RE JUST A CHILD MOLESTER.

[ CRYING ]

I'M JUST SICK...

LIKE A PERSON WITH CANCER.

WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN THAT.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE SCOTT LOWE IS.

YOU CAN BEAT ME TILL I'M DEAD ON THE FLOOR,

BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE HE IS.

YOUR STATEMENT.

I'M SHAKING LIKE A LEAF.

[ GASPING ]

THIS IS DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ FROM THE 15th SQUAD AGAIN.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

PLEASE CALL WHEN YOU GET THIS MESSAGE, MR. FOLKS.

WHO'S FOLKS?

NIGHT BARTENDER WHERE DANZIG SAYS HE WAS LAST NIGHT.

I CAN'T GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM.

UNIFORM SCOUTED CONEY ISLAND,

EVERY PLAYGROUND AND ARCADE IN THE CITY.

AND NOTHING FROM AVIATION OR HARBOR.

WHAT'S HE BEEN MISSING, 20 HOURS NOW?

WELL?

HE'S GOING FOR MOLESTING THIS JOSH KID,

BUT HE'S NO GOOD FOR SCOTT LOWE.

HOW HARD YOU'D GO AT HIM?

HARD ENOUGH.

McDOWELL AND ORTIZ GETTING JOSH AND HIS FAMILY HOME?

YEAH. SO, NOW WHAT?

THIS VOLNEY SAYS THE KIDDIE PORN ON HIS COMPUTER

WAS SENT TO HIM BY OUR VIGILANTE MUNTZ.

GET HIM BACK IN.

I WAS GOING TO, ANDY.

WE'LL WAIT AWHILE,

AND WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER CRACK AT THIS DANZIG.

I'M GETTING COFFEE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

15th SQUAD. DETECTIVE CLARK.

WHAT WAS THAT ‐‐ THAT LAWYER EARLIER?

OH, MY FATHER'S ESTATE.

IT'S VERY COMPLICATED,

PROBABLY GONNA TAKE A WHILE TO SORT OUT.

DIDN'T HE HAVE A WILL?

HE HAD A WILL, BUT THERE ARE CREDITORS AND TAXES

AND PROPERTY MIXED IN.

WILL DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THAT?

APPARENTLY HE DIDN'T PLAN SUFFICIENTLY.

SO IT'S GONNA COST YOU MONEY?

ACTUALLY, I SHOULD SEE SOME MONEY ‐‐

A DECENT SUM.

YOU LEAVING HERE?

NO. WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?

"DECENT SUM."

I SPOKE WITH MY SISTER, AND THE COMPLICATIONS OF HIS ESTATE

COULD TAKE MONTHS TO IRON OUT,

SO FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO ANYWHERE.

NOT THAT I'D WANT TO.

THAT WAS FOLKS. DANZIG'S ALIBI DIDN'T PAN OUT.

PIECE OF ADVICE, STEVE ‐‐

WHEN YOU GET A BUDDY TO FRONT AN ALIBI,

MAKE SURE HE'S WILLING TO STICK TO IT.

WHAT NOW?

ONE THREAT OF SHUTTING HIS BAR DOWN,

YOUR PAL BACKED OFF YOU BEING IN LAST NIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

"ALL RIGHT, GET SET FOR ANOTHER LIE"? WRONG, STEVE.

TELL US WHERE THE KID IS, WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE,

AND WE MIGHT HELP YOU COME UP WITH A SYMPATHETIC ANGLE

ON WHY YOU DID IT.

YOU FOUGHT WITH HIM, HE TOOK ATTENTION AWAY FROM YOU,

YOU GOT PISSED AND FLIPPED OUT.

THAT SOUNDS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN YOU'RE COLDBLOODED

AND TOO DUMB TO KNOW BETTER.

I WAS WITH MY OLD GIRLFRIEND LAST NIGHT.

WE'RE PAST THAT.

I WAS WITH HER ALL NIGHT.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT CATHERINE TO FIND OUT.

MYSTERY GIRL'S NAME?

PENNY LAPPIN.

YEAH? WHERE'S SHE LIVE?

4200 SECOND AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR, APARTMENT "C."

I GOT HER HOME PHONE NUMBER, HER PAGER, HER CELL.

I WAS WITH HER ALL NIGHT. SHE'LL CONFIRM IT.

TAKES MORE THAN AN EX‐GIRLFRIEND.

WE ORDERED CHINESE AT 11:00.

I PAID THE DELIVERY GUY.

PENNY WILL TELL YOU THE RESTAURANT.

YOU COULD TALK TO THE GUY YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW WE'LL CHECK THIS.

I'M BEING HONEST.

YOU SON OF A BITCH.

I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.

YOU COULD'VE GIVEN US THIS HOURS AGO.

I'M HOPING ME AND CATHERINE CAN WORK THINGS OUT.

THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HELPED.

IS IT NOT CLEAR TO YOU THAT A KID IS MISSING?

I KNOW THAT.

BUT YOU GOTTA LIE, AND HIS MOM'S GOTTA LIE,

'CAUSE YOU'RE BOTH TOO THICKHEADED TO UNDERSTAND

THAT EVERY MINUTE THAT YOU WASTE PUTS HIM IN WORSE JEOPARDY.

EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLED ABOUT THE MISSING KID.

THEY WANT YOU TO RESPOND TO A VACANT LOT ON D.

OH, GOD. DID THEY FIND HIM?

THEY DIDN'T SAY. WHAT DID THEY SAY?

JUST THAT THEY WANTED YOU TO RESPOND.

YOU DON'T ASK NOTHING FURTHER?

I'M ONLY TELLING YOU WHAT I HEARD.

I WOULD BE NICE IF ONCE TODAY

WE GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM SOMEBODY.

THIS PRICK'S LYING, THE KID'S MOM'S PROTECTING HIM,

AND THE DAD DON'T CARE 'CAUSE HE'S TOO BUSY PLAYING GOLF.

THIS WAS A KID MISSING.

THE KID MIGHT STILL BE MISSING.

THEY DON'T CALL YOU TO A VACANT LOT FOR A VISIT.

DON'T YOU BLOW SMOKE UP OUR ASSES.

SECURE DANZIG AND GET OUT THERE.

THIS IS GONNA BE LOUSY.

TAKE THIS AND FILL THIS OUT AND GET IT BACK TO ME.

PACKAGE FOR YOU.

WHO LEFT IT?

I DIDN'T SEE.

ALL RIGHT, ANY OF YOU HEROES WANT TO OWN UP TO THIS?

"LUCKIEST MAN OF THE YEAR" ‐‐ WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS,

'CAUSE THE NEXT GUY THAT SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE

DEALS WITH ME IN THE PARKING LOT.

RADIO THE BOSS. LET HIM KNOW.

THEN WE NOTIFY THE MOM. I WANT TO SEE HER REACTION.

15th SQUAD TO BASE.

YEAH, NOTIFY THE BOSS.

TELL HIM WE'VE GOT A POSITIVE I. D.

COULD YOU GIVE US A MINUTE?

CATH, I'LL MAKE YOU SOME TEA.

HOW YOU DOING, CATHERINE?

I TOOK SOME VALIUM, SO I'M BETTER ‐‐

COPING.

THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO TELL YOU THIS.

WE FOUND SCOTT'S BODY.

YOU FOUND HIM?

YEAH.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE'S BEEN SHOT.

WHERE'D YOU FIND HIM?

IN A VACANT LOT A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.

YOU'RE SURE IT'S HIM?

SHOULD I GO LOOK?

WE CAN SHOW YOU A PHOTOGRAPH WE TOOK OF THE BODY,

BUT FROM THE PICTURES YOU GAVE US EARLIER,

WE'RE CERTAIN IT'S HIM.

OKAY.

CATHERINE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE UNIFORM COME

AND SAFEGUARD THE APARTMENT.

WE NEED YOU TO STAY OUT OF SCOTT'S ROOM.

I'M REAL TIRED.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GET SOME REST. WE'LL TALK MORE LATER.

YEAH. OKAY.

IT'S BAD?

OH, GOD.

GET HER TO HER BEDROOM.

SHE MAY NOT REMEMBER US BEING HERE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TALK TO HER AGAIN LATER.

[ SIGHS ]

SO, I HEARD THAT BOY WAS FOUND DEAD.

YEAH. TAKE A SEAT.

WAS IT THAT GUY FUNTIME?

HE DIDN'T DO IT, NO.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO LOCK HIM UP FOR ANOTHER CHILD HE MOLESTED.

THAT'S GREAT. MY FIRST ARREST.

WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER QUESTIONS TO ASK YOU.

DO YOU KEEP A STASH OF KIDDIE PORN ON YOUR COMPUTER?

WHY ARE YOU ASKING?

WELL, PETER VOLNEY ‐‐ FUNTIME ‐‐

HE HAD KIDDIE PORN ON HIS COMPUTER,

AND HE SAID IT CAME FROM YOU.

WE CHECKED HIS E‐MAILS AND CONFIRMED YOU WERE THE SOURCE.

I DO HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS.

YOU REALIZE IT'S A CRIME.

I HAVE THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS

TO ENTICE WOULD‐BE PEDOPHILES AND GAIN THEIR TRUST.

WHICH YOU ALSO DO BY ONLINE SEX.

EVERY PHOTOGRAPH I'VE DOWNLOADED

HAS BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY CATEGORIZED ‐‐

SITE OF DOWNLOAD, TIME OF DOWNLOAD,

WHICH I PLAN TO PUT IN A REPORT AND PRESENT TO POLICE

SO THESE SICK BASTARDS CAN BE ARRESTED.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED YOURSELF?

NO.

WHAT?

DID YOU FORGET YOUR PUBLIC LEWDNESS COLLAR

TWO YEARS AGO?

YOU EXPOSED YOURSELF TO SOME KIDS IN CENTRAL PARK.

ALL I WAS DOING WAS URINATING BEHIND A TREE.

THERE WASN'T A BATHROOM AROUND.

GENERALLY, THAT'S JUST A SUMMONS FOR PUBLIC URINATION.

SOME KIDS HAPPENED TO WALK BY,

AND THE COP WOULDN'T LISTEN TO ME.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEXUAL URGES TOWARD CHILDREN?

NO. NO WAY.

YOU'VE NEVER APPROACHED A MINOR FOR SEX?

NEVER. I'M OFFENDED THAT YOU'D ASK.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I BOTHERED TO HELP YOU.

WELL, WE DO APPRECIATE IT,

AND WE'D LIKE TO RETURN THE FAVOR BY HELPING YOU.

SEE, POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IS A FELONY,

AND IT CAN GET YOU JAIL TIME,

BUT IF ADMIT YOU HAVE WRONG FEELINGS TOWARD KIDS,

WE COULD ASK THE D. A. FOR PROBATION WITH COUNSELING

AS PART OF YOUR SENTENCE.

BUT YOU'VE GOTTA ADMIT IT.

I'VE NEVER TOUCHED A CHILD ‐‐ NEVER.

CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR YOUR WHEREABOUTS

FROM 8:00 LAST NIGHT TILL THIS MORNING?

YOU THINK I HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS BOY BEING KILLED?

WHERE WERE YOU?

AT MY AUNT'S HOUSE ALL NIGHT.

WE'LL NEED TO TALK TO HER.

WELL, FINE.

I'VE NEVER HURT A CHILD OR TOUCHED A CHILD ‐‐

NEVER...EVER.

BUT YOU'VE WANTED TO.

[ SOBS ]

DO YOU WANT OUR HELP?

[ SOBBING ]

SECOND MESSAGE, MS. LAPPIN. PLEASE CALL AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

NO ANSWER AT HER WORK EITHER. I LEFT WORD.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO CATHERINE LOWE?

WHACKED OUT ON VALIUM.

WE'LL GET HER AGAIN WHEN SHE WAKES UP.

WHAT'D THE GUY SAY WHO FOUND THE BODY?

UH, CAN PICKER ‐‐ SAID HE WENT IN TO SET UP CAMP FOR THE NIGHT,

SAW LEGS STICKING OUT FROM UNDER THE BAG.

WASN'T BURIED AT ALL?

ANYTHING ON CANVASS?

NOTHING ‐‐ FOUND A COUPLE OF APARTMENTS

WITH WINDOWS FACING THE VACANT LOT ‐‐ WEREN'T HOME.

HOW ABOUT DANZIG'S ALIBI?

CAN'T FIND THE GIRL.

WE'RE GONNA HEAD BACK OUT AND RECANVASS THOSE APARTMENTS.

GIVE IT TO NIGHT WATCH.

I WANT EVERYONE TO GO HOME AND GET SOME REST.

WE'LL GO AT IT FRESH IN THE MORNING.

[ SIGHS ]

GO.

ANYONE EAT TODAY?

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

WELL, NEITHER AM I, BUT WE GOTTA CLEAR OUR HEADS.

SO, HOW WAS DISNEY WORLD?

IT WAS FUN.

WELL, THEO LOVED IT.

DID HE HAVE A FAVORITE RIDE?

THE HAUNTED HOUSE.

HE LIKED THE BEARS, TOO ‐‐ THE COUNTRY BEAR JAMBOREE.

WE SAW THAT FIVE TIMES.

EVERY TIME THEY STARTED PLAYING THEIR LITTLE INSTRUMENTS ‐‐

THE WASHBOARD AND JUG ‐‐ HIS EYES WOULD LIGHT UP.

I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

HE WAS REALLY SWEET.

ANYTHING HAPPEN LAST WEEK?

UH, LAUNDROMAT ON BERRY GOT ROBBED.

PERP DROPPED HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE RUNNING OUT.

SHARP.

OTHERWISE, PRETTY QUIET.

I SAW A GOOD MOVIE ‐‐ A FRENCH MOVIE ‐‐ "AMéLIE."

OH, YEAH, I HEARD THAT WAS GOOD.

IT WAS REALLY CUTE.

YOU ‐‐ YOU SEE IT TOGETHER?

YEAH.

YOU GUYS BEEN GOING OUT?

[ CLEARS THROAT ] UH, YEAH.

IT'S BEEN GOOD.

[ CHUCKLES ] THAT'S GREAT.

SINCE WHEN?

THE FIGHT.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

HUH.

WHAT?

THESE BALL‐BREAKING UNIFORMS GET WIND OF THIS,

THEY'RE GONNA GO OUT OF THEIR MINDS.

SCREW 'EM.

I'D BETTER ROLL.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

YEAH.

STAY AWHILE.

THEO'S WITH THE SITTER.

I GOTTA TURN IN EARLY. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

DID YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH?

YEAH.

LET ME SEE.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, ONE STORY. THEN BEDTIME.

DAD, WHEN IS CONNIE COMING OVER AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW. SOON.

WHY ISN'T SHE HERE ALL THE TIME?

'CAUSE, UH, SHE DOESN'T LIVE HERE.

SHE'S GOT HER OWN APARTMENT.

I LIKED IN FLORIDA WHEN SHE WAS AROUND ALL THE TIME.

WELL, THAT WAS SPECIAL.

THIS IS HOW THINGS ARE NORMALLY.

I LIKED IT BETTER THE OTHER WAY.

YEAH, I KNOW. I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME, THEO.

YOU WANT TO HEAR THIS STORY?

YEAH.

"UP AT LAKE WINNEBAGO..."

NEXT TIME CONNIE COMES OVER, CAN I CALL HER "MOMMY"?

NO, THEO. SHE'S NOT YOUR MOMMY.

THAT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT.

SHE'S SORT OF ACTS LIKE A MOMMY.

DO YOU EVER THINK OF YOUR REAL MOM AT ALL?

I DON'T REMEMBER HER.

WELL, YOUR REAL MOM LOVED YOU VERY MUCH,

AND IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT

TO JUST GO CALLING SOMEONE THE SAME THING YOU CALLED HER.

ARE YOU MAD?

NO, I'M NOT MAD.

IT'S JUST, YOU CAN'T GO THINKING IT'S AN EASY THING

TO REPLACE SOMEBODY YOU LOVED AND WHO LOVED YOU BACK.

YOU JUST CAN'T DO THAT TO PEOPLE.

OKAY.

THEO, YOU WANT TO HEAR THE STORY?

I WANT TO GO TO BED.

COME ON, THEO. COME ON, LET'S READ THIS STORY.

I'M TIRED.

GET ANY SLEEP?

YEAH.

YOU WERE TOSSING AROUND A LOT.

HOW YOU DOING?

OKAY.

I SHOULD PROBABLY GET GOING.

HAVING DINNER WITH MY DAD TONIGHT.

SO YOU GUYS ARE STARTING TO TALK MORE?

YEAH. LITTLE BY LITTLE GETTING IT BACK.

HMM.

I'M GLAD.

I WANT HIM TO MEET YOU.

THAT'D BE GREAT. WHEN?

TONIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU COME TO DINNER IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS?

YOU SURE, 'CAUSE THAT'S A STEP.

YEAH.

IT'D MEAN A LOT TO ME ‐‐ AND HIM.

THEN I'LL BE THERE.

GOOD MORNING, DETECTIVE.

MORNING.

HEY.

HEY.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

UH, THEO'S BEEN CARRYING ON.

ABOUT?

WE GOT A D. O. A. FEMALE

OVER AT HER APARTMENT ON 28th STREET.

YOU AND CONNIE, LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED HELP.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SCOTT LOWE?

WE GOT A CAUSE OF DEATH YET?

GUNSHOT TO THE CHEST.

ANY INDICATION HE WAS ABUSED?

WE GOT M.E. WORKING ON IT.

THE MOM'S BOYFRIEND, STEVE DANZIG,

I FINALLY GOT AHOLD OF THE EX‐GIRLFRIEND

THAT HE WAS BANGING THAT NIGHT.

THEIR STORIES ARE A COUPLE OF HOURS OFF.

JUNIOR'S BRINGING HIM IN.

WE LIKE HIM?

HE'S A DIRTBAG WHO'S ALREADY LIED ONCE TO US, SO, YEAH.

THIS IS ALL OVER THE MEDIA.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S SEEN THE PAPERS.

LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT.

YOU TAKE CARE OF WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.

ANDY, YOU AND JOHN INTERVIEW THE BOYFRIEND.

GREG, YOU AND BALDWIN GO BACK AND TALK TO THE MOM.

I WANT EVERYONE WE INTERVIEWED YESTERDAY

RE‐INTERVIEWED NOW THAT IT'S A HOMICIDE.

AND GO AS HARD AT THEM AS NECESSARY.

THIS IS A 12‐YEAR‐OLD KID MURDERED HERE.

HAVE A SEAT, STEVE.

WHERE WERE YOU THE NIGHT SCOTT LOWE WAS KILLED?

DON'T BOTHER WITH CONDOLENCES.

WHERE WERE YOU?

I ALREADY TOLD YOU.

I WAS WITH MY EX‐GIRLFRIEND, PENNY LAPPIN.

I DIDN'T TELL YOU TO BEGIN WITH

BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT IT GETTING BACK TO CATHERINE.

WHEN DID YOU LEAVE PENNY'S?

YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. 2:00 A. M. I TOLD YOU.

PENNY SAID YOU LEFT AT MIDNIGHT.

DO YOU SEE A WRISTWATCH HERE?

I WENT OVER, WE DID IT, I LEFT.

IT WAS LATE.

IF PENNY SAID MIDNIGHT, OKAY, SO I WAS OFF A LITTLE.

WHEN A GUY LEAVES AN EX‐GIRLFRIEND'S APARTMENT

AFTER BANGING HER, WHEN HE KNOWS HE SHOULDN'T BE THERE,

YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THE CLOCK.

THAT'S YOU. ME, I DON'T CARE.

SO, WHAT'D YOU DO AFTER YOU LEFT PENNY'S AT MIDNIGHT?

OKAY, I'M GONNA TELL YOU THIS ONE MORE TIME.

YOU'RE GONNA TELL US WHATEVER WE ASK,

HOWEVER MANY TIMES WE ASK IT.

I LEFT PENNY'S, I WENT TO MY SHOP.

PASSED OUT ON THE COACH IN THE BACK.

DID YOU HAVE ANY ARGUMENTS WITH SCOTT

WHEN YOU WERE LIVING WITH HIS MOM?

NO.

I KNOW YOU GUYS WANT TO PIN SCOTT'S DEATH ON ME, BUT, SORRY,

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME WORK

AND FIND OUT WHO DID.

AM I UNDER ARREST OR NOT? 'CAUSE I GOT SOME WORK TO DO.

YEAH, GO TO WORK.

DON'T LET YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S KID GETTING KILLED RUIN YOUR DAY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO?

DO YOU WANT ME TO CRY AND CARRY ON

TO PROVE I DIDN'T DO IT?

WELL, I GOT FEELINGS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO SCOTT,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA BREAK DOWN TO MAKE YOU GUYS FEEL BETTER.

STAY REACHABLE, STEVE.

YOU LISTEN TO ME. HEY, I TOLD YOU ‐‐

SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO ME.

OR I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU WITH MY SHOE PRESSED IN YOUR THROAT.

IF YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH SCOTT LOWE GETTING KILLED ‐‐

YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. SHUT UP!

IF THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT, NOW'S THE TIME TO TELL US.

IF WE GOTTA PROVE IT, I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENED,

I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET THE NEEDLE.

AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN.

YOU GET OUT OF HERE.

WHAT DO WE GOT?

ELDERLY WOMAN ‐‐ VANESSA GAVIOLA.

HER APARTMENT.

WHO CALLED IT IN?

LARRY TYLER ‐‐ LIVES TWO DOORS DOWN.

HE'D DO ODD JOBS FOR HER.

WENT TO CHECK ON HER, AND THIS IS WHAT HE FOUND.

THIS GUY'S A ‐‐ HE'S AN EX‐CON.

DID 10 YEARS FOR A RAPE ASSAULT.

GUESS WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HIM, THEN.

HE CAME RIGHT OUT WITH IT. HE WAS BEING HONEST.

ALL RIGHT.

BUILDING SUPER'S OVER THERE, TOO.

BLACK GUY ON THE STAIRS ‐‐ DON GOLDAMMER.

THEY WERE BOTH GOING ON

ABOUT THE OLD LADY'S GRANDSON AS A SUSPECT.

I DIDN'T GET ANY DETAILS.

KEEP THEM BOTH AROUND.

YOU GOT IT.

[ SIGHS ]

HMM. STRANGLED.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A ROBBERY.

SHE'S GOT AN EX‐CON RAPIST DOING ERRANDS FOR HER.

YEAH, SOMETHING'S A LITTLE OFF WITH THAT.

I'LL TAKE HIM.

WHY DON'T YOU TALK TO THE SUPER?

OKAY.

LARRY TYLER? YEAH.

DETECTIVE McDOWELL.

THAT'S HOW YOU FOUND HER?

YEAH.

DO YOU HAVE A KEY?

NO, THE DOOR WAS OPEN A LITTLE,

WHICH IS UNUSUAL, SO I DUCKED MY HEAD IN.

AS I TOLD YOUR OFFICER, I GOT A RECORD.

I'M NOT TRYING TO HIDE IT FROM ANYBODY.

RAPE ASSAULT?

YEAH.

AND MRS. GAVIOLA KNEW THAT?

EVERYBODY DID.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT HER GRANDSON?

JERRY GAVIOLA. HE'S A REAL SAD CASE ‐‐ JUNKIE.

YOU LIKE HIM FOR DOING THIS?

HE WAS ALWAYS WORKING MRS. GAVIOLA FOR MONEY.

SHE COULDN'T SAY "NO" TO HIM.

WE'LL TALK TO HIM,

AND WE'RE GONNA NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

SURE. I KNOW.

HOW LONG HAS MRS. GAVIOLA LIVED HERE?

20 YEARS.

DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY ‐‐ LARRY TYLER?

YEAH, I KNOW LARRY. EVERYBODY HERE DOES.

HOW LONG HAS HE LIVED HERE?

TWO YEARS.

WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON HIM?

YOU'D NEVER KNOW HE WAS AN EX‐CON.

COURTEOUS, HELPFUL, HONEST.

LIKE A BOY SCOUT.

I'M TELLING YOU, HE'S A GOOD GUY.

I TRUST HIM WITH MY GRANDKIDS.

Baldwin: AND, MS. LOWE, WE'RE VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

FIND WHO KILLED MY SON... PLEASE.

WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN.

[ SIGHS ]

UH, HAVING GIVEN IT MORE THOUGHT,

IS THERE ANYONE YOU'RE LEAVING OUT

WHO COULD HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR SON'S DEATH?

MY EX‐HUSBAND, JIM ‐‐

THAT'S THE ONLY PERSON I CAN THINK ABOUT.

YOU FEEL YOUR EX‐HUSBAND WAS CAPABLE OF KILLING SCOTT?

HE COULD HAVE TAKEN SCOTT, KIDNAPPED HIM.

I KNOW THAT FOR SURE.

MAYBE SOMETHING WENT WRONG. I DON'T KNOW.

ARE THERE MEN WHO HAD ACCESS TO THIS APARTMENT,

OTHER THAN YOUR BOYFRIEND STEVE?

NO.

NO ONE ELSE HAD KEYS TO THE APARTMENT?

[ SOBS ]

SCOTT'S BIRTHDAY IS NEXT WEEK.

HE WAS GONNA BE 13.

I HAD A PARTY PLANNED.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE KEYS, MA'AM?

NO.

MS. LOWE, YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE

AT O'DELL'S BAR TWO NIGHTS AGO.

YEAH.

AND YOU LEFT AT 2:00 A. M.?

YES.

AND YOU WERE AT O'DELL'S THE WHOLE TIME?

DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE?

OKAY, I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS.

IF YOU CAME HERE TO ASK ME

IF I KNOW WHO COULD HAVE KILLED SCOTT,

FINE, I TOLD YOU.

BUT IF THIS CONVERSATION'S GONNA TURN AROUND

TO YOU ASKING ME IF I HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH,

OR KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT, MY SON'S DEATH,

YOU STOP RIGHT NOW,

BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH I CAN TAKE!

WE NEED TO ASK EVERYONE WHO WAS CLOSE TO SCOTT ‐‐

DID YOU HEAR ME?!

CRIME SCENE'S HERE.

YEAH, ONE MINUTE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WE NEED TO PROCESS THE APARTMENT FOR ANY FINGERPRINTS,

IN CASE THIS WAS AN ABDUCTION. IT'LL TAKE A FEW HOURS.

IS THERE SOMEONE YOU CAN STAY WITH ‐‐

A FRIEND OR A RELATIVE ‐‐ UNTIL CRIME SCENE IS DONE?

YOU'RE KICKING ME OUT OF MY OWN HOUSE?

THIS HAS TO HAPPEN, MA'AM.

HEY, CATH, WAIT UP.

HAVE A SEAT.

YOU GOT A JOB, LARRY?

YES, I HANG SHEETROCK FOR DICKERSON CONSTRUCTION.

BEEN DOING IT FOR TWO YEARS NOW.

IS THAT WHERE YOU WERE THIS MORNING?

NO, WE'RE BETWEEN JOBS.

WHERE WERE YOU?

MY APARTMENT, READING.

WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP LIKE WITH MRS. GAVIOLA?

I CONSIDERED HER A FRIEND.

I CAN SAY SHE FELT THE SAME WAY ABOUT ME.

HOW OFTEN DID YOU DO ODD JOBS FOR HER?

A LOT. SHE COULDN'T GET AROUND MUCH.

WHAT KIND OF JOBS?

MRS. GAVIOLA HAD NO FAMILY HERE,

OTHER THAN HER GRANDSON JERRY,

WHO, LIKE I SAID, WAS A REAL HEARTACHE FOR HER.

HE COULDN'T KICK DRUGS.

HE'S ALWAYS BE WORKING HER FOR MONEY.

WE'LL GET ALL THAT WHEN WE TALK TO JERRY.

WHAT KIND OF JOBS DID YOU DO FOR HER?

I'D GET GROCERIES FOR HER, BRING HER MAIL.

I'D COOK FOR HER. I LIKE TO COOK.

A LOT OF TIME, WE'D JUST SIT AROUND AND TALK.

SHE GREW UP DURING THE DEPRESSION,

SO SHE ALWAYS HAD SOME STORIES.

[ SIGHS ]

YOU STILL ON PAROLE?

TWO MORE YEARS, YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO ACCOUNT FOR YOUR DAY

AND VERIFY EMPLOYMENT.

WE'RE GONNA NEED TO TALK TO YOUR P. O.

I KNOW WHY YOU'RE TALKING TO ME RIGHT NOW.

I GOT NO HARD FEELINGS ABOUT IT.

GOOD.

ANYTHING ON THE MOM?

NO, WE'RE GONNA GO BY THE BAR SHE WAS AT

THE NIGHT HER SON WENT MISSING, VERIFY SHE WAS THERE.

CRIME SCENE'S PROCESSING THE APARTMENT.

Tony: ALL RIGHT.

HEY, I RAN THE DAD'S RECORD.

TOOK A LOITERING COLLAR IN THE MEATPACKING DISTRICT

15 YEARS AGO.

HE SURE DID.

ARE WE BRINGING HIM IN?

YEAH, HE'S ON HIS WAY.

LOOKING FOR DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

RIGHT HERE.

DETECTIVE GEOGHAN, BOROUGH TRUSTEE.

YEAH, WE WERE GONNA DO THIS NEXT WEEK.

I HAD A MEETING HERE, SO I THOUGHT I'D TRY YOU.

GOT YOUR FOLDER.

ALL RIGHT, REAL QUICK.

JOHN, THERE'S GONNA BE SOMEONE DROPPING BY

TO PICK UP OUR TIME RECORDS.

HAVE THEM READY.

CERTAINLY.

SIT DOWN.

OKAY.

WANT SOME COFFEE OR ANYTHING?

I'M GOOD.

IT'S JUST THAT, UH,

A FRIEND OF MINE'S DAD DIED RECENTLY,

AND I GUESS HE LEFT A MESS IN TERMS OF PAPERWORK,

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS UP TO SPEED WITH ALL THAT.

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW IN PARTICULAR?

YEAH, MOSTLY IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME,

WHAT I GOT COMING FOR MY SON.

HE'S 6.

WELL, TO START, CITY PAYS A BENEFICIARY

YOUR SALARY, TAX‐FREE, FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR LIFE.

IT IT'S A MINOR, TILL THEY'RE 18.

23, IF THEY GO TO COLLEGE.

YOU ALSO GOT $100,000 COMING

FROM YOUR D.E.A. INSURANCE POLICY,

PLUS 10 GRAND FOR THE BURIAL.

HE'D BE TAKEN CARE OF? MM‐HMM.

HE'D ALSO GET $10,000 FROM THE POLICE RELIEF FUND.

YOU'RE FIRST GRADE?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW THAT THREE BUCKS IN CHANGE

YOU PUT IN EVERY DAY FOR THE D. E. A. ANNUITY BENEFIT?

THAT WOULD PROBABLY PAY OUT 30 OR 40 GRAND.

IS THIS IF I DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY OR NOT?

NO, YOU GET HIT BY A BUS ON THE WAY HOME

OR DROP DEAD FROM A HEART ATTACK,

THAT'S CALLED A DEATH GAMBLE.

YEAH, HUH?

ANY MONEY DUE YOU FROM THE CITY IS PRORATED.

LIKE, YOU RETIRED THE DAY BEFORE YOU DIED.

YOU DIED TODAY,

PROBABLY COME TO ANYWHERE FROM 600 TO 800 GRAND,

PLUS THE $100,000 FROM THE D. E. A.

AND $10,000 FOR BURIAL.

SO EITHER WAY, MY SON WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF?

MM‐HMM.

CITY AND LIFE INSURANCE BOTH LIST AS SOLE BENEFICIARY

YOUR WIFE, SYLVIA COSTAS.

THAT STILL WORK?

NO.

NO, SHE PASSED AWAY THREE YEARS AGO.

SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

ACTUALLY HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN YOU'D THINK ‐‐

GUYS NOT UPDATING THEIR POLICY

AFTER A DIVORCE OR DEATH.

SO I GUESS YOU'D WANT YOUR SON LISTED AS BENEFICIARY.

YEAH.

FILL THIS OUT.

WITH A MINOR BENEFICIARY,

YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO SET UP A TRUST.

WHO'S GONNA BE THE GUARDIAN OF YOUR SON IN CASE YOU DIE?

I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS SOME OTHER TIME.

SURE.

WE'RE VERY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO SCOTT.

I KEPT HOPING. I KEPT HOPING.

ANY LEADS, ANY HUNCHES, ANYTHING?

IT'S VERY EARLY IN THE INVESTIGATION.

THIS IS GONNA COME BACK TO SOME SCUMBAG

THAT WAS MIXED UP WITH CATHERINE.

MR. LOWE, AS INVESTIGATORS,

WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN COMPLETE OBJECTIVITY.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYONE,

AND WE HAVE TO ASK DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU WERE ARRESTED FOR LOITERING

IN THE MEATPACKING DISTRICT 15 YEARS AGO.

I REMEMBER, YEAH.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

WHY?

WE GOTTA ASK SOME DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.

I HAD AN OPEN BEER IN THE STREET.

THIS IS WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE.

I WAS BEING STUPID.

THIS IS OUTSIDE A GAY CLUB.

I WAS IN FROM UPSTATE.

I'D NEVER SEEN PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

I WAS DRUNK.

I WENT DOWN THERE TO RUBBERNECK,

AND I GOT ARRESTED.

IT WAS A COMPLETE MISUNDERSTANDING.

WE RUN YOUR NAME FOR PRIOR ARRESTS NATIONWIDE,

ARE WE GONNA FIND ANY OTHER MISUNDERSTANDINGS?

NO!

WHEN WE ASK PEOPLE,

ARE WE GONNA HEAR ABOUT A GAY LIFESTYLE?

NO!

THESE MISUNDERSTANDINGS CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR DIVORCE?

I'M HOPING YOU'RE NOT GOING WHERE I THINK YOU'RE GOING!

GETTING ANGRY WILL ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE,

SO STAY CALM, UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE TO ASK,

AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

I AM NOT GAY! I'M NOT ATTRACTED TO BOYS!

I WASN'T ATTRACTED TO MY SON! CAN WE DROP THAT?!

MR. LOWE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR SON'S DEATH?

NO!

WE CAN HELP YOU NOW IF YOU DID.

IF YOU WAIT TILL LATER,

THAT DECISION CAN ADD 10, 20 YEARS IN JAIL.

NOW IS THE TIME TO TALK TO US

IF YOU HAD ANY INVOLVEMENT WHATSOEVER.

NO, I DIDN'T!

I WOULD LIKE TO GO NOW SO YOU CAN DEVOTE YOUR TIME

TO FINDING OUT WHO KILLED MY SON!

WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU

TO ACCOUNT FOR WHERE YOU WERE THE DAY SCOTT WAS MURDERED.

I AM DEEPLY OFFENDED.

WE UNDERSTAND.

WRITE DOWN WHERE YOU WERE TWO DAYS AGO.

DAVE McCLANAHAN?

YEAH.

DETECTIVES JONES AND MEDAVOY. WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE.

WHAT'S UP?

YOU KNOW A CATHERINE LOWE?

SHE'S A REGULAR. IS THIS ABOUT HER KID?

WAS SHE IN HERE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT?

YEAH.

WHEN SHE LEAVE?

CATHERINE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HER KID GETTING KILLED.

WHEN SHE LEAVE?

LATE, LIKE MIDNIGHT. I DON'T KNOW. I WAS BUSY.

WAS SHE WITH ANY GUYS?

SHE WAS SOCIALIZING.

SHE LEAVE WITH ANYBODY?

NOT THAT I SAW.

ARE YOU GUYS LOOKING AT CATHERINE FOR DOING THIS?

DAVE, WE GOT PLACES TO BE. HOW ABOUT ANSWERING?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HER AND ANY GUYS.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

HEY, HEY, ARE YOU GUYS COPS?

YEAH, WHY?

YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT CATHERINE'S SON, SCOTT, GETTING KILLED?

YOU KNOW ANYTHING?

CATHERINE'S SO HEAD‐OVER‐HEELS WITH STEVE,

SHE'S NOT THINKING STRAIGHT.

STEVE, HER BOYFRIEND?

CATH COMES IN UPSET BECAUSE HER AND STEVE BROKE UP.

WHAT CAUSED IT WAS STEVE AND SCOTT

GET IN THIS ARGUMENT, AND STEVE SMACKS SCOTT AROUND.

CATH DIDN'T WANNA TELL THE COPS

BECAUSE SHE FIGURED IT WOULD MAKE STEVE LOOK BAD.

AND SHE SWEARS

HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SCOTT BEING MISSING.

AND NOW SCOTT IS DEAD, SO I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, MA'AM?

PAM GALLAHER. I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, MA'AM.

YEAH.

HAVE A SEAT, JERRY.

WHERE YOU BEEN THIS MORNING?

WHY?

JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION.

I GOT A BUST CARD FROM THE ACLU IN MY WALLET.

I COULD READ YOU WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE.

YOU'LL BE READING IT FROM THAT CAGE.

WE'LL COME BACK IN THREE HOURS AND ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTIONS.

I WAS OUT...

WANDERING AROUND, NOTHING MUCH ‐‐ NO BIG DEAL.

STOP BY YOUR GRANDMA'S?

NO.

WE FOUND HER, JERRY.

YEAH, WHERE?

IN HER APARTMENT, MURDERED.

[ SCOFFS ] YEAH, NO WAY.

YEAH.

ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS?

JERRY...DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

SHE'S REALLY DEAD?

YES, SHE'S DEAD.

SHE'S NOT ‐‐ SHE CAN'T ‐‐ SHE'S NOT DEAD.

SHE CAN'T BE DEAD.

DID YOU GO BY YOUR GRANDMA'S TO GET SOME MONEY

AND SHE TURNED YOU DOWN?

LARRY SOMEBODY ‐‐ THIS GUY WHO LIVED ON HER FLOOR.

HE'S AN EX‐CON.

I TOLD HER NOT TO HANG AROUND WITH HIM,

BUT SHE SAID THAT HE CHANGED.

SHE'S A CHRISTIAN. SHE'S INTO FORGIVENESS.

BUT I TOLD HER. I TOLD HER!

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S DEAD.

DID YOU HURT YOUR GRANDMOTHER THIS MORNING?!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

ANSWER THE QUESTION, JERRY!

NO, I DIDN'T HURT HER!

SHE WAS MY ANGEL. SHE WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

ANYTHING FROM THE BAR?

YEAH, A FRIEND OF CATHERINE'S.

SHE WAS THERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT O'DELL'S

AND SAID THAT CATHERINE WAS UPSET

OVER THE BREAKUP WITH HER BOYFRIEND, STEVE.

REASON THEY BROKE UP IS

THAT STEVE SMACKED HER SON, SCOTT, DURING AN ARGUMENT.

WE'RE GRABBING HIM UP.

YEAH.

HEY.

WHAT'S UP WITH THE GRANDSON?

HE TOOK THE NEWS OF HER DEATH PRETTY HARD.

RITA'S GETTING WHERE HE WAS TODAY.

THEN, WE'LL VERIFY IT.

CAN YOU HOLD HIM?

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH. PLUS, HE'S DEMANDING TO LEAVE.

GOT AN ACLU RIGHTS CARD, WHICH HE'S QUOTING FROM.

CAN YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON HIM IF YOU NEED TO AGAIN?

YEAH.

HI, I'M OFFICER ANDERSON FROM THE BOROUGH

TO AUDIT THE TIME RECORDS.

SURE, LET ME GET THEM FOR YOU.

HI.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? NEED SOME HELP?

OH, NO, I'VE BEEN HELPED. THANKS.

I'M MAYA ANDERSON. I WORK IN THE 2‐5.

BUT I'M ON RESTRICTED DUTY, AUDITING TIME RECORDS.

BALDWIN JONES. LINE‐OF‐DUTY INJURY?

I WAS RUNNING SOME TRAILS AND LANDED ON A TREE ROOT.

I TORE MY KNEE UP.

I SHOULD BE BACK TO FULL DUTY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

HERE'S OUR TIME RECORDS.

ANYTHING ELSE?

UH, NO, I GUESS NOT.

WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU. FEEL BETTER.

YOU TOO. UM, I MEAN, THANKS.

I AIN'T A YO‐YO, GUYS.

THIS IS STARTING TO GET OLD.

STEVE, DID YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SCOTT LOWE?

NO.

YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON HIM?

NO!

THAT FIGHT YOU BROKE UP OVER

WASN'T ABOUT YOU SMACKING SCOTT?!

DON'T LIE TO US!

ME AND CATH GOT IN AN ARGUMENT.

SCOTT STARTED SCREAMING AT ME AND SLAPPING AT ME.

DID YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON HIM?!

A LITTLE BACKHAND ‐‐ A LITTLE SLAP, ONCE.

GET ON YOUR FEET!

THAT'S ALL!

GET ON YOUR FEET!

GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!

I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU!

I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU, TOO!

TELL US WHAT HAPPENED TWO NIGHTS AGO!

YOU GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!

YOU'RE NOT LEAVING UNTIL YOU TELL US!

I'M WARNING YOU.

ABOUT WHAT?!

GET OFF OF ME!

ANDY, ANDY!

GET OFF OF ME!

I DIDN'T DO IT!

I DIDN'T DO IT!

I DIDN'T DO IT!!

GET UP.

GET HIM IN A CHAIR.

I DIDN'T DO IT!

TELL US! I'LL KEEP HIM AWAY FROM YOU.

I DIDN'T KILL SCOTT!

WE'RE HOLDING YOU FOR ASSAULT!

WE'RE GONNA KEEP ON GOING TILL YOU TELL US!

I DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO THAT KID!

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?! I DIDN'T DO IT!

ENOUGH!

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

BOYFRIEND'S DUG IN.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE HIM A LITTLE TIME TO COOL OFF.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

HE RESISTED.

DON'T TELL ME YOU TUNED THIS GUY UP.

HE RESISTED. HE CAME AT ME.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

DANZIG ‐‐ IS HE BANGED UP BAD?

NO. I GOT IN ONE OR TWO. THEN JUNIOR JUMPED IN.

PHONE DUMP CAME BACK FROM CATHERINE LOWE'S APARTMENT.

THE NIGHT HER SON WENT MISSING,

THERE WERE TWO CALLS IN FROM THE DWYER HOUSE ‐‐

ONE AT 8:15 AND 8:30 P. M.

TOMMY DWYER'S THE EX‐COP

WHOSE SON WAS THE D. O. A.'s FRIEND.

YEP.

DID WE TALK TO THE SON?

TOMMY SAID HIS KID DIDN'T KNOW NOTHING.

Tony: GET OVER THERE.

CAN YOU GET DANZIG TO A CELL DOWNSTAIRS?

YEAH, SURE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

LATENT PRINT GOT A HIT OFF A FOOTBALL HELMET

ON SCOTT LOWE'S BEDROOM DRESSER.

COMES BACK TO A RICK SAVRAN.

HE COMES BACK WITH A COUPLE OF PRIORS FOR BURGLARY.

HIS NAME COME UP IN THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE MOTHER?

NO.

WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE TO GET THESE PEOPLE

TO START TELLING THE TRUTH?

[ SIGHS ]

HEY.

HOW'S IT GOING, TOMMY?

OKAY. WHAT'S UP?

WE NEED TO TALK TO JAKE.

ABOUT SCOTT?

YEAH.

HE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. I'VE ASKED HIM 10 TIMES.

TOMMY, JAKE WAS HIS BEST FRIEND.

WE GOTTA ASK.

OH, YEAH, SURE, I UNDERSTAND.

I'M IN THE ROOM, THOUGH.

OKAY.

JAKE, COME HERE, PAL.

THESE ARE DETECTIVES.

THEY'RE GONNA ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

HI, JAKE. DETECTIVE CLARK, SIPOWICZ.

DID SCOTT MENTION ANYBODY HE WAS AFRAID OF ‐‐

ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO HURT HIM?

HIS MOM'S BOYFRIEND, STEVE.

DID SCOTTSAY STEVE WANTED TO HURT HIM?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS.

IT'S IMPORTANT YOU TRY AND REMEMBER.

HE DIDN'T LIKE STEVE. THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT HE SAID.

DID YOU TRY CALLING SCOTT AT HIS APARTMENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT?

NO. YOU SURE?

HE'S SURE. HE JUST TOLD YOU.

TOMMY, DID YOU CALL THEIR APARTMENT?

NO.

Andy: JAKE, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT HOW SCOTT GOT KILLED?

NO.

THIS WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND, JAKE.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

GO PLAY AT EDDIE'S. WAIT TO HEAR FROM ME.

OKAY.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS, BADGERING MY KID?

THERE WERE TWO PHONE CALLS

FROM THIS APARTMENT TO THE LOWES' WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SO?

WHO MADE THEM?

I TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND HELP YOU GUYS OUT,

AND YOU AMBUSH ME AND MY KID?

WHO MADE THE PHONE CALLS, TOMMY?

I DON'T KNOW!

MAYBE JAKE MADE THEM BUT HE FORGOT!

IT'S NOT LIKE HE'S NOT BORDERLINE TRAUMATIZED

WITH HIS FRIEND GETTING MURDERED!

OH, WHAT, I'MGETTING EYEBALLED NOW?!

LISTEN TO ME ‐‐ MY SON DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

AND THAT'S FROM A GUY WHO DID 20 YEARS ON YOUR JOB.

I TOLD JAKE TO KEEP HIS EARS OPEN IN SCHOOL.

IF HE HEARS ANYTHING, I'LL PASS IT ALONG.

NOW WE'RE DONE.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY PROGRESS?

A LITTLE.

PLEASE JUST TELL ME

THAT HE WASN'T MOLESTED BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.

JUST TELL ME THAT SCOTT DIDN'T SUFFER.

THERE'S NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT.

THANK GOD.

MS. LOWE, WE GOT A FINGERPRINT HIT

OFF A FOOTBALL HELMET IN YOUR SON'S ROOM.

FROM WHO?

A RICK SAVRAN.

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

DO YOU KNOW HIM, MS. LOWE?

YEAH, I KNOW RICK.

HOW?

UM, HE'S A FRIEND OF MY BOYFRIEND STEVE'S.

WHEN WAS HE OVER HERE?

ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

DON'T TELL STEVE THAT RICK WAS OVER HERE.

IT WOULD LOOK WRONG.

'CAUSE RICK SAVRAN SPENT THE NIGHT?

THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

MS. LOWE, YOU NEED TO TELL US WHO'S BEEN IN THIS APARTMENT!

RICK SPENT THE NIGHTONCE.

SCOTT WAS SLEEPING AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.

RICK WOULD NOT KILL SCOTT!

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE GOTTA BRING HIM INTO THIS!

HAVE ANY OTHER MEN SPENT THE NIGHT

OR BEEN OVER HERE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS?

PHIL WESTON. I WORK WITH HIM.

WE'LL NEED TO SPEAK WITH BOTH OF THEM.

YOU WANNA HEAR THE DIRTY DETAILS?!

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CAUSE YOU EMBARRASSMENT,

BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT MEN HAVE BEEN

IN THIS APARTMENT, 'CAUSE WHEN KIDS GET MURDERED,

IT'S USUALLY BY MEN WHO KNEW THE VICTIM!

PHIL AND RICK ‐‐ THAT'S IT!

THAT'S ALL THERE WAS!

ARE YOU PROTECTING ANYONE, MS. LOWE?

GET OUT OF MY APARTMENT! NOW! GET OUT!

DETECTIVE ORTIZ.

WE NEED A SEARCH WARRANT ON DWYER'S APARTMENT.

BASED ON WHAT?

TWO PHONE CALLS TO THE D. O. A.'s THE NIGHT HE WENT MISSING.

BOTH THE DAD AND SON SAID THEY DIDN'T MAKE ANY CALLS.

WERE THERE MESSAGES?

NO.

WHAT WAS THE DAD AND SON'S EXCUSE?

THE DAD GOT BELLIGERENT, SAID HIS SON MIGHT HAVE FORGOT.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU FORGET ABOUT TWO CALLS.

WE NEED A SEARCH WARRANT

SO WE CAN HAVE CRIME SCENE PROCESS THE APARTMENT.

CAN YOU CALL COURT AND EXPEDITE IT?

YEAH. SWING BY THERE AND SWEAR TO THE AFFIDAVIT.

THANKS.

THAT WAS THE SUPER AT THE ELDERLY D. O. A.'s BUILDING.

HE SAID THE GRANDSON, JERRY GAVIOLA,

SHOWED UP 10 MINUTES AGO

AND WENT INTO HIS GRANDMOTHER'S APARTMENT.

ISN'T THE APARTMENT SEALED?

HE RIPPED THE CRIME‐SCENE TAPE OFF.

WE BETTER HEAD OVER THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

YEAH.

DID THE MOM KNOW RICK SAVRAN?

YEAH, BANGED HIM A WEEK AGO.

SHE BANGING ANYBODY ELSE?

CO‐WORKER. WE'RE ON IT.

HEY. HEY.

HI. I NEED A MINUTE WITH DETECTIVE JONES.

OKAY.

UH, DETECTIVE JONES?

YEAH? MAYA.

VERY GOOD. YOU REMEMBERED.

UH, REAL QUICK.

THREE WEEKS AGO,

YOUR TIMECARD SAYS YOU WORKED UNTIL 1815.

OUR RECORDS AT THE BOROUGH HAVE YOUR TOUR ENDING AT 1800.

THAT'S 15 MINUTES UNACCOUNTED FOR.

NOW, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THIS?

[ CHUCKLES ] UH, MAYA...

YES, DETECTIVE?

I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A REALLY IMPORTANT CASE.

OH. OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME.

MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME.

YEAH, I'D, UM, I'D LET THIS SLIDE IF I COULD,

BUT I CAN'T.

SEE, THAT'S 15 MINUTES OF TAXPAYER MONEY

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY OVER TO PICK IT UP.

I'LL HOLD.

Whew!

WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT.

I THINK YOU GOT A GOOD IDEA.

I'M SERIOUS.

NOT AROUND ME, BALDWIN. I'M NOT READY FOR THAT.

VALERIE...

YEAH, I'M RIGHT HERE. UH‐HUH.

WHAT?

WE GOT A SEARCH WARRANT, TOMMY. WE NEED TO COME INSIDE.

FOR WHAT?

WE'RE GONNA PROCESS THE APARTMENT.

WE'RE SUSPECTS?

WE'RE GONNA PROCESS EVERYPLACE SCOTT'S BEEN.

OH, YOU GUYS ARE...

[ SIGHS ] LET ME SEE IT.

IT'S ALL THERE.

TOMMY, DON'T TURN THIS INTO SOMETHING.

YOU'RE THE ONES TURNING THIS INTO SOMETHING.

LET'S GO, GUYS.

[ GROANS ]

HE STILL WON'T OPEN THE DOOR.

JERRY?

OPEN THE DOOR.

DETECTIVES McDOWELL AND ORTIZ.

OPEN THE DOOR, JERRY.

YOU GOT A KEY?

YEAH.

OPEN IT.

[ GASPS ] OH, GOD.

HELP ME OUT.

UGH.

HE'S COLD.

LET ME PUT A RUSH ON A BUS ANYWAY.

50 SQUAD TO CENTRAL "K."

PUT A RUSH ON A BUS ‐‐ 2403 AVENUE "D."

"I DIDN'T KILL MY GRANDMA."

[ SIGHS ]

ORTIZ.

BACK UP, OKAY?

I WOULD HAVE OPENED THE DOOR SOONER

IF I'D HAVE KNOWN HE WAS GONNA DO THIS.

IT'S OKAY.

COME ON, COME ON. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

M.E. SAID SHE WAS RAPED, THEN STRANGLED.

WE GOTTA BRING IN THIS LARRY REAL EASY.

JUST WAIT THERE, OKAY, GUYS?

OKAY.

HOW MUCH LONGER IS THIS GONNA BE?

A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

IT'S EMBARRASSING!

YOU GUYS' CARS ARE

OUT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING!

WE JUST WANT TO DO IT RIGHT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.

HEY, ANDY, THEY'RE READY.

NO, YOU WAIT HERE.

Junior: THE LIGHT.

WELL, THIS IS OUR CRIME SCENE.

JUST TELL US WHAT HAPPENED, TOMMY.

I WILL, BUT YOU GOTTA PROMISE THAT THIS WILL LAND ONME.

LEAVE MY SON OUT OF IT.

WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING TILL WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

SCOTT WAS OVER.

I WENT OUT TO GET SOME PIZZAS, RENT SOME VIDEO GAMES.

I WAS GONE A HALF‐HOUR, AT THE MOST.

I NEVER HID MY GUNS FROM JAKE.

LIKE THEY TELL YOU IN THE ACADEMY,

"DON'T MAKE YOUR GUNS A MYSTERY TO YOUR KIDS."

IF HE WANTED, I'D UNLOAD IT AND LET HIM HOLD IT.

JAKE SAID THAT SCOTT HAD BEEN AFTER HIM TO SEE THE GUN.

SO JAKE WENT IN THE CLOSET AND GOT IT.

AND SCOTT WANTED TO PUT THE CLIP IN,

SO JAKE DID.

AND THEY TOOK TURNS SNAPPING THE CLIP IN

AND HEAR THE CLICK.

BUT JAKE TOOK THE CLIP OUT.

AND THEN THEY STARTED PLAYING WITH IT AGAIN.

[ Crying] HE DIDN'T KNOW...

I KEEP ONE IN THE CHAMBER.

I GOT THERE 10 MINUTES AFTER IT HAPPENED,

AND SCOTT WAS DEAD.

WHEN DID YOU BURY SCOTT?

THAT NIGHT.

THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO.

AND THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS TAKING A CHANCE

AT MY SON DOING TIME IN A YOUTH FACILITY.

HE WOULDN'T MAKE IT.

DID YOU GIVE HALF A THOUGHT TO THE INVESTIGATION?

OF COURSE I DID, AND I WANT IT KNOWN

I PUT SCOTT IN A PLACE WHERE HE'D BE FOUND

SO HE COULD HAVE A PROPER FUNERAL.

I COULD HAVE MADE IT

SO THAT HIS BODY NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.

MEANWHILE, WE'RE RIPPING HIS FAMILY'S GUTS OUT,

FIGURING ONE OF THEM TO BE THE KILLER!

I'M LOOKING OUT FOR MY SON!

BY TEACHING HIM HOW TO COVER THINGS UP?

TURNING HIM INTO A COCONSPIRATOR IN A CRIMINAL ACT?

WE'RE GONNA NEED TO TALK TO JAKE NOW.

PUT THIS ON ME ‐‐ FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD A GUN,

TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE, DISPOSAL OF A BODY.

PUT IT ALL ON ME, BUT DON'T CHARGE MY SON.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN, MR. DWYER.

IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS TRUE,

JAKE WILL BE ARRESTED FOR SECOND‐DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER,

AND IT'LL BE HANDLED IN FAMILY COURT.

I CAN'T GET ANY CONSIDERATION?

20 YEARS I PUT ON THIS JOB!

IF THE FACTS YOU RELAYED HOLD TRUE,

MY OFFICE WILL RECOMMEND TO THE CORPORATION COUNSEL

THAT NO PERIOD OF INCARCERATION WILL BE IMPOSED ON JAKE.

BUT HE WILL BE ARRESTED AND CHARGED.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT IT AT THAT.

THE MEDICAL‐EXAMINER REPORT CAME BACK, LARRY.

MRS. GAVIOLA WAS RAPED.

BY HER GRANDSON?

WE HIGHLY DOUBT THAT.

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SOME PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A DNA SAMPLE FROM YOU

AND FROM JERRY'S CORPSE,

AND WE'LL HAVE OUR ANSWER PRETTY QUICK.

I UNDERSTAND.

LARRY, ARE YOU GONNA MAKE US JUMP THROUGH ALL THESE HOOPS,

PROVING WHAT'S CLEAR TO EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM?

ALL THESE PEOPLE SAYING GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU ‐‐

YOU WORKING HARD,

KEEPING YOUR NOSE CLEAN SINCE YOU GOT OUT.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING GREAT.

HOLD ONTO THAT. KEEP YOUR DIGNITY.

TELL US WHAT WENT WRONG, AND SAVE EVERYBODY

A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF GRIEF.

COME ON, THEN.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT OUT,

I READ ALL OF THESE SELF‐HELP BOOKS.

I WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE IT STRAIGHT.

AND THIS ONE BOOK ‐‐ IN THE LAST CHAPTER,

THIS GUY...WARNS ABOUT A FALSE EUPHORIA.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHEN YOU GET ALL CAUGHT UP

IN HOW YOU'RE IMPROVING YOURSELF

AND HOW BEAUTIFUL THE WORLD IS.

AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT THROWS YOU

BACK IN THE GUTTER ‐‐ BACK TO REALITY.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT, BUT I THOUGHT I HAD IT LICKED.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING?

I'VE BEEN OUT OF WORK,

AND MY P. O.'s BEEN ON ME TO GET A JOB.

I FINALLY GOT AN INTERVIEW FOR THIS MORNING.

I GO OUT, AND MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED ‐‐ IMPOUNDED.

LEFT MY WALLET IN IT.

I GO TO MRS. GAVIOLA,

TELL HER I NEED TO BORROW 75 BUCKS.

SHE SAYS, "NO."

SHE'S HAD BAD EXPERIENCES LOANING PEOPLE MONEY.

I TELL HER I'LL BRING IT BACK IN THREE HOURS.

I NEED MY TRUCK, I NEED MY WALLET,

I NEED TO GET TO MY INTERVIEW!

I NEED TO KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE WATER!

I FOUND THIS WOMAN ON THE FLOOR OF HER KITCHEN,

'CAUSE SHE FELL OVER TRYING TO MAKE TOAST.

I CARRIED HER TO HER BEDROOM, WAITED ON HER FOR THREE DAYS!

SO YOU SNAPPED WHEN SHE TURNED YOU DOWN.

AS SOON AS I PUT MY HANDS ON HER,

I KNEW I WAS GOING AWAY FOREVER!

IT JUST MADE ME MADDER!

I HAD NOTHING AGAINST HER.

I HAD NOTHING AGAINST ANY OF THEM! I JUST...

LET'S GET IT DOWN.

IT'S FALSE ‐‐ ALL THE DO‐GOOD CRAP.

SO FALSE.

IT'S ALL JUST WAITING AROUND UNTIL THE HAMMER DROPS.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE PAST

THAT YOU DIDN'T GET CAUGHT FOR, LARRY?

YOU WERE CONVICTED ON ONE RAPE ASSAULT.

MY GUESS IS THAT THERE WERE OTHERS.

SINCE YOU'RE COMING CLEAN ‐‐

AND I THINK IT'S ADMIRABLE THAT YOU ARE ‐‐

NOW WOULD BE THE TIME

TO BRING PEACE TO OTHER PEOPLE'S FAMILIES.

I CAN RESPECT THAT.

WERE THERE OTHERS?

THERE WAS A WAITRESS AT THE GOLDEN LADLE DINER

IN MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA.

THIS WAS IN, UH, 1983.

SUSIE.

AND A PROSTITUTE IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS, IN '85.

HER STREET NAME WAS BUNNY. SHE HAD RED HAIR.

[ SIGHS ]

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I SHOULD TALK ABOUT THEM NOW.

RAPE ASSAULTS?

NO, I KILLED THEM.

AND THEN YOU TOOK THE CLIP OUT?

YEAH.

AND YOU KEPT PLAYING WITH THE GUN?

YEAH.

AND, UH, SOMEWHERE IN THERE, YOU POINTED A GUN AT SCOTT?

YEAH, WE WERE PLAYING.

Junior: AND THEN YOU PULLED THE TRIGGER?

NO! I‐I MEAN ‐‐

WAS YOUR FINGER ON THE TRIGGER?

I HAVE A B. B. GUN,

AND THAT TRIGGER ‐‐ YOU HAVE TO REALLY PULL IT.

IT'S WHAT I'M USED TO.

SO YOUR FINGER JUST KIND OF SLIPPED?

I‐I JUST...

I DON'T REMEMBER PULLING THE TRIGGER.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO IF I DID.

WERE YOU MOVING AROUND?

YEAH. SCOTT WAS ACTING LIKE HE WAS A GANGBANGER.

[ Voice breaking ] AND I WAS THE COP...

A‐AND HE WAS COMING AT ME.

MY B. B. GUN ‐‐ I HAVE TO REALLY PULL THE TRIGGER.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED, JAKE?

[ WHIMPERS ]

I KNOW THIS IS HARD, BUT YOU NEED TO TELL US.

THERE ‐‐ THERE WAS THIS BIG EXPLOSION.

AND ‐‐ AND THE GUN JUMPED IN MY HAND...

AND SCOTT FELL DOWN.

[ SOBBING ]

IT'S OKAY, SON. IT'S OKAY.

It's okay.

THE SON GIVING A STATEMENT?

THE D. A.'s STILL IN THERE WITH HIM AND THE DAD.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT?

YEAH.

HAS SCOTT'S MOM BEEN NOTIFIED?

I CALLED HER TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS HOME

SO WE COULD BREAK THE NEWS IN PERSON,

BUT SHE WANTED TO KNOW ON THE PHONE.

WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO

ABOUT THE ASSAULT CHARGES ON THE BOYFRIEND?

WE GOT HIM DOWNSTAIRS.

DROP IT. IT'S OVER WITH.

ALL RIGHT, THEN CUT HIM LOOSE.

YOU STILL COMING TONIGHT?

I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE STILL ON.

YEAH. SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU COME AND HAVE A SEAT, MS. LOWE?

YOU HAVE MY BOYFRIEND, STEVE DANZIG, IN CUSTODY?

YEAH, IT WAS A LITTLE SCUFFLE,

BUT STEVE WON'T BE CHARGED WITH ANYTHING.

WHERE IS HE?

HE'S GONNA BE RELEASED.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS WANNA KNOW ABOUT ME,

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA ACCUSE ME OF?

WE WERE INVESTIGATING YOUR SON'S DEATH.

I LOST MY SON. YOU MADE ME FEEL EVEN WORSE.

SORRY, THAT WASN'T OUR INTENTION.

SHAME ON BOTH OF YOU.

WE'RE SORRY.

I WANT STEVE RELEASED RIGHT NOW.

I'LL BE OUTSIDE.

SCOTT WAS KILLED ACCIDENTALLY BY HIS FRIEND JAKE DWYER.

JAKE'S DAD PANICKED AND COVERED IT UP.

I'M DROPPING THE ASSAULT CHARGE ON YOU.

YOU'RE FREE TO GO. CATHERINE'S WAITING FOR YOU.

DID YOU GO AT THEM AS HARD AS YOU WENT AT ME?

12‐YEAR‐OLD KID GETS KILLED,

IT'S THE ONLY WAY I'M GONNA DO IT.

THEN NO HARD FEELINGS.

NONE HERE EITHER.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

HEY, POP.

JOHN.

RITA ORTIZ, THIS IS MY DAD.

JOHN CLARK. NICE TO MEET YOU.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR.

HEARD YOU COLLARED UP

ON THAT 12‐YEAR‐OLD GOT MURDERED?

YEAH.

THOSE ARE ALWAYS HARD.

WERE YOU WORKING IT, TOO?

NO, ME AND MY PARTNER CAUGHT

AN ELDERLY WOMAN MURDERED IN HER APARTMENT.

IT LOOKED LIKE A GROUND BALL

WITH HER JUNKIE GRANDSON DOING IT,

BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE

AN EX‐CON WHO APPEARED TO HAVE TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND.

BUT HE LOST IT AND KILLED HER THIS MORNING.

HOW MUCH TIME YOU GOT ON THE JOB?

FIVE YEARS.

FIVE YEARS?

AND YOU'RE ALREADY IN THE DETECTIVE BUREAU?

YEAH, I GOT LUCKY.

WHERE'D YOU WORK BEFORE THIS?

THREE YEARS IN THE 8‐3 IN UNIFORM,

THEN TWO IN MANHATTAN SOUTH ‐‐ VICE.

THIS LUCK COME IN THE FORM OF A BIG HOOK

WITH SOMEONE WHO'S GOT A LOT OF JUICE?

THEY NEEDED HISPANIC FEMALES IN VICE.

I SEE.

THE BLOOMING ONION'S BACK ON THE MENU.

AM I MAKING YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?

NOT AT ALL.

HMM?

I GOTTA HIT THE HEAD REAL QUICK.

THROW A WARNING SHOT IF HE LEANS ON YOU TOO HARD.

I'LL BE FINE.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU.

I KNOW HOW MUCH JOHN LOOKS UP TO YOU.

THAT'S A KIND THING FOR YOU TO SAY.

SO, THIS IS YOUR SPOT?

YEAH, I BEEN COMING HERE FOR A WHILE.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE MENTIONED IT AT ALL,

BUT JOHN AND I WENT THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH

WHEN HE WENT TO WORK AT THE 15th.

WE DIDN'T TALK FOR A WHILE.

I WAS OUT OF LINE.

I JUST HOPE HE KNOWS... HOW MUCH I LOVE HIM.

[ SIGHS ]

I'M SURE HE KNOWS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

OKAY.

RIDE 'EM, COWBOY.

I'M GONNA STAND RIGHT HERE.

NO, I'M FINE.

YOU OKAY RIDING ALONE?

YEAH. LET'S GO!

UH, ALL RIGHT, SWEETHEART,

WE'LL BE ON THAT BENCH RIGHT OVER THERE.

OKAY. OKAY.

HAVE FUN.

THEO REALLY TAKES YOU AWAY FROM IT.

YEAH.

OH, IS IT TOO LATE TO GET HIM A COTTON CANDY?

STAY HERE A SEC.

UH, LOOK, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME,

I WANT YOU TO TAKE CARE OF THEO.

I MEAN, I'D WANT IT LEGAL.

IT WOULDN'T BE A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON YOU.

THAT'S ALL SQUARED AWAY, IF YOU'RE UP FOR THAT.

OF COURSE I AM.

THEO ASKED IF HE COULD CALL YOU MOM.

DOYOUWANT HIM TO CALL ME MOM?

I DON'T WANT TO DISRESPECT HIS MOTHER.

WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S DISRESPECTFUL.

I THINK HIS MOTHER WOULD WANT

SOMEONE IN THEO'S LIFE HE COULD CALL MOM.

SOMEONE INBOTHYOUR LIVES.

YEAH, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

THAT WASN'T SO BAD, WAS IT?

NO.

NOT BAD AT ALL.

TOMORROW NIGHT, WE'RE GETTING A SITTER,

AND YOU'RE COMING OVER TO MY APARTMENT FOR DINNER.

SOUNDS GOOD.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

HEY, YOU HAVE FUN?

YEAH! CAN I HAVE SOME COTTON CANDY, PLEASE?

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.